Alone, Marie Antoinette Confronts the Revolutionary Mob

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Not everyone in Versailles enjoyed the truce during the nights of October 5th and 6th. Everything was at rest, except crime. The revolt had not yet completed its task and these demons, these disguised brigands who were shouting for bread when their pockets were full of gold, had not yet earned their pay. … Read more

The Destruction of the Order Par Excellence

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Indeed, the order of things being destroyed is medieval Christendom. Now, medieval Christendom was not just any order, or merely one of many possible orders. It was the realization, in the circumstances inherent to the times and places, of the only authentic order among men, namely, Christian civilization. In his encyclical Immortale … Read more

The Decay of the Middle Ages

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In the fourteenth century a transformation of mentality began to take place in Christian Europe; in the course of the fifteenth century it became ever more apparent. The thirst for earthly pleasures became a burning desire. Diversions became more and more frequent and sumptuous, increasingly engrossing men. The growing yearning for a … Read more

The Upper Classes Must Set the Tone, not Vulgarize Their Manners

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""""[vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]""""[vc_column_text]An aristocracy and a bourgeoisie that vulgarize their manners and dress in order to disarm the Revolution harm themselves. A social authority that degrades itself is comparable to the salt that has lost its savor. It is good for nothing save to be cast out and trodden on by men (cf. … Read more

National and International Elites

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People who excel at the national level form the elite of a nation. It is composed of exceptional figures of that nation who are representative of its highest sectors of activity and who have corresponding relationships. For example, such an interrelation is manifested when a president invites outstanding figures in the fields … Read more

2011 Pro-Life and Pro-Family March in Poland

With the theme, “Poland appeals to the consciences of her inhabitants,” thousands of Poles took to the streets of Warsaw on May 29 for the Sixth March in Defense of Life and Family. The march was an initiative of the TFP-inspired Fr. Piotr Skarga Association for Christian Culture and the National Life … Read more

Message to Oakland Museum: We Will Not Be Silent!

In response to the beautiful invocations of the Litany of the Holy Face of Jesus, the cry of “Lord, have mercy” from about 200 persons rose as one voice up to Heaven. The protesters had gathered in front of the Oakland Museum in California on Saturday, May 21, 2011, vehemently protesting the … Read more

Aborted Fetal Cell Lines Used to Test Food Products

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According to news reports, some major food companies are working with a biotech company called Senomyx to produce artificial flavor enhancers using aborted fetal cell lines to test their products. Senomyx website states that: “Using isolated human taste receptors, we created proprietary taste receptor-based assay systems that provide a biochemical or electronic … Read more

Nothing Learned, Nothing Forgotten

Three Reasons the Church’s Enemies Hate the Immaculate Conception 5

The French Revolution caused a large number of people, disgruntled with the concessionist policies of Louis XVI and the violence of the republicans, to emigrate to other countries. When the Bourbons were restored in 1814, these émigrés returned to their country with exactly the same mentality they had left 25 years earlier. … Read more

A Trip to Thank Our Heroes

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""""[vc_column_text]Thirteen TFP volunteers traveled fourteen hours from Pennsylvania to Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, to show their support and gratitude to our brave troops on November 19 through 22, 2009. They also made the trip to counter-protest leftist pacifists at the gates of the military base. The thirteen young men were treated … Read more